good monday morning. it is april 12th as we get a live look at our nation's capitol. temperature off to a nice start on this morning. let's get our first check on the weather with tucker. what a fabulous wind. >> it was really nice, cloud- free, temperatures in the mid- 70s. won't be quite as warm today. we have a weak cold front moving through. that is going to cool us down a

little bit. let's start with a look at the satellite-radar. not much happening in the way of rain shower activity with this cloudiness. you can see it pushing through. you will know it because the wind will shift out of the north during the course of the day at about five to 10 miles per hour kind of reinforcing the cooler air. we'll see highs today with abundant sunshine. i think it will be more of a mix of clouds and sunshine. 58 at reagan national. 55 at patuxent naval air station. your forecast for today as mentioned, a little mix of sun, little mix of clouds. cooler than yesterday. 70degrees and we've got pore -- more rain in the forecast. more on that coming up. world leaders are in d.c. if a two-day nuclear summit

which means major traffic tie- ups. parking is limited and metro service will be affected as well. you can go to myfoxdc.com for all the details. we'll have much more coming up in just a moment. the hunt is on to find the man police believe his own daughter. officers found a mother and her daughter dead inside their home. sources say their throats had been slashed and police say simon bata killed them both. the man was last seen driving a silver acura with license that plates xks 1522, virginia license plate. supporters of mayor adrian fenty kicked off his campaign for re-election over the

weekend. they did it at the new grand opening of his campaign headquarters. careen gray houston has more. >> four more years! >> reporter: he is in it to win it but there were conflicting cheers outside the new campaign headquarters. the recall feinty people were outnumbered and drowned out. inside, adrian fenty flanked by his family, made his case for another term. >> when we took over, there were about 7,000 to 8,000 people at summer youth jobs. last year, we topped 18,000 young people. >> reporter: fenty listed his successes, taking over school system, bringing new development by doing things differently. these supporters say they are well aware of the mayor's

declining popularity in some areas of the city. they say that doesn't matter because fenty gets results. >> he is trying to do the best he can. >> in terms of improving the schools, up grading a lot of the facilities, crime is down. i think he is doing the things that you want a mayor to do. >> reporter: demonstrators collecting recall signatures complained he is moving poor people out of the city. >> who knows where they have gone but they are no longer here. >> reporter: over at the wilson building, fenty's major competition held his monthly youth meeting. >> i think people are very angry at this stage about the way the city has been managed over the last three to four years. further east you go in the city, the more you find the anger. if the fenty camp is feeling the anger, there was no sense of that at the new

campaign headquarters. in the district, karen gray houston, fox 5 news. fenty is face august tough re-election. a poll back if february found 48% of the people advertise approve of the job he is doing. fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts now. good morning to you. thank you for staying with us here on this monday morning. we get a live look at our nation's capitol. temperatures on this monday morning really pleasant too after a wonderful weekend. i do want know how long we can keep things going. >> it will be just fine today. closer to 70 today. there is your morning look at your satellite-radar. you can see the clouds moving through. very light sprinkle off towards philadelphia. that is a cold front t doesn't

have a lot of energy with it but it has just enough to give us a little bit of light cloud cover out there and some cooler air. wind will shift out of the north this morning and that will sort of reinforce the slight lie cool are air we had around here during the day yesterday wind chill highs near 70, we'll still be above seasonal normals. let's find some cool air. there is not a whole lot to be concerned about. detroit is 426789 out in columbus, we are 46. -- that will sort of reinforce the slightly cooler air we had around here during the day yesterday. for today, 70 with a mix of sun and clouds. more sunshine later today. >> thank you, tuck. i know it will be really busy with road closures and julie wright is in with our first check of traffic early on this monday morning. i guess it will get crazy later in the day. >> we are hoping that people are able to either commute by metro, work from home or

something of that nature to avoid downtown. there will be a lot of closures especially around verizon. right now, we are checking out the beltway south of river road. no problems reported as you travel from 270 headed out to the american legion bridge. 14th street bridge traffic running at speed as you cross over the potomac headed into downtown. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. our big story is the story that julie just mentioned, world leaders con virging on the nation's capitol for a two- day nuclear summit. leaders from nearly 50 countries are in d.c. which means security will be especially tight. matt ackland has more. >> reporter: just before dark, d.c. police got their final orders. officers along with federal authorities sealed the area at 10:00 p.m. these large trucks filled with

dirt were brought in to block any holes in the perimeter. residents would live in the area or travel through really should plan ahead for the next few days. roads around the convention center will be closed. so will the mount vernon square metro. >> we are really trying to get the word out to people about the street closures and parking restriction so they can plan ahead and make alternate plans if they need to. >> reporter: d-d.o.t. workers spent much of the weekend trying to prevent what is likely going to be a traffic nightmare. large sign were brought in to redirect vehicles. traffic light timer were adjusted and some bus routes moved. >> just going to leave a little more time and take time to walk down to gallery place and check out the scene as we walk. >> reporter: there will be no exceptions. if you don't live inside the area or have business at the summit, law enforcement will not let you through. matt ackland, fox 5 news.

>> with so many people rushing in and oust the secure zone, police have the power to shut down the area in an instant. president obama held a series of pre-summit one on one meetings. the president warns, if members of al-qaeda acquire a nuclear weapon, they won't be afraid to use it. this week's summit is the largest gathering of world leads hosted by a u.s. president since the 1945 conference that founded the united nations. the search is on to find a man police say killed his own daughter and mother. we want to warn you that some of the details are graphic and you may not want your children to hear them. roby chavez has more. >> reporter: it was a brutal crime on the 14th floor of the brent place apartment complex. police found a 27-year-old woman and her 3-year-old

daughter dead. sources say they both had their throats slashed. >> it is crazy. i mean i looked out. i saw the parking lot and stuff blocked off. i came down. they was telling me it was a mother and a daughter. i mean it's crazy. >> driving a white cadillac. her and the little girl would be together. they were quiet, never bothered nobody. >> reporter: alexandria police believe 34-year-old simon asfea killed them both. police arrived moments after the double murder and found a knife tossed into the bushes outside. the suspect is the little girl's father and he got away. >> a neighbor had actually called in. they had heard noises in the hallway of the apartment complex and called police and that is how we got the call initially. it was a domestic disturbance. >> murder is rare in alexandria but a double murder involving a toddler is tough even for the

police. >> it is very traumatic to walk in and find that. these are things they don't want to see on their day to day job. >> reporter: as police try if figure out a motive, neighbors say, if true, they will never understand how someone could kill their own child. >> to take it out on your own child, that is rough if that is the case. not sure that is the case in this one but if it is, that is rough. >> everybody here is troubled but that is terrible. you got to take it out on a little 3-year-old baby like that, you know, so i don't know. >> that was roby chavez reporting. the suspect was last seen driving a 1999 silver acura with virginia license plates xks 1522. neighbors say there was an ongoing custody issue over the

little girl. new this more than, the maryland general assembly is entering its last day of this year's session with a lot of loose ends to address on high- profile legislation. the session ends at midnight tonight. the house and senate still have to work out differences in those initiatives this session. some of another stories making headlines this morning, we are learning more about the plane crash that killed the president of poland and his wife and dozens of other polish leaders. we'll tell you what investigators are saying. officials? russia have put a halt to adoptions by americans. the latest on what american family did that is sparking major outrage across theglobe. 

checking headlines this morning, federal investigators are expected in west virginia

today to try to figure out what caused the deadly mine explosion last week. they gathered at a church to pray and to thank those who continue to work in these dangerous conditions. last monday, an explosion at the upper big branch mine killed 29 people. crews are still working to remove victims from that mine. investigators say it doesn't look like poland's presidential plane had any problems before it crashed. the crash has left many in poland devastated. or thousands line the street mourning the death of the president of poland. the road up to the presidential palace has become a shrine memorializing the country's leader, his wife and other dignitaries who lost their

lives in saturday morning's plane crash. flowers and candles have piled up outside the palace where hundreds gathered at noon sunday to two minutes of silence. some mourners are trying to emphasize poland's strength and stability. >> it will not affect us in terms of any political organization. the nation is well organized and we have a constitution that is in place and the country will run both economically and politically stable but we suffer, everyone. >> from germany to france and israel, people around the world are expressing condolences for the polish people. pope benedict xvi saying, quote, you will give an interseesery prayer for the victims and give my sustenance to the beloved polish nation. >> for me, he was a very clever

man, very smart wife. he knew his way. he stick to this way. he was professor so you know -- >> reporter: the investigation into the fatal accident continues. russian officials say that air traffic controllers tried to divert the pilot because of heavy fog but those orders were not followed. finally, no date yet has been set for the funeral of the president. in warsaw, amy kellogg, fox news. officials in moscow are pushing for russia to place adoptions of country's children by american parents on hold indefinitely. this follow as a case in tennessee where a woman decided that she no longer wanted her adopted 7-year-old son so she put him on a plane from nashville to his native moscow alone and included a note explaining he was violent with severe psychological issues. she arranged month a fan to pick up up and drop him off at

the education ministry. not clear whether any laws have been broken. the entertainment world is mourning the loss of actress dixie carter this morning. she played the outspokenall i can't sugarbaker on designing women. carter died of complications from uterine cancer. beside her husband hal holbrook, dictiony carter leaves behind two daughters. we'll tell you why you won't need to dig for change in some sports the city for the parking meters but may want to whip out your cell phone. high me eee motion as phil mickelson captures another green jacket. >> we had temperatures in the mid-70s and a few chances for rain. julie wright will be in with a look at your on-time traffic right after the break. lots of discounts on car insurance. can i get in on that? are you a safe driver? yes. discount! do you own a home? yes. discount!

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welcome back n sports, tiger woods fell short of winning the masters for his highly anticipated comeback. he bogeyed three of his first five holes and had an eagle on seven. the 14th hole is where he ran into the most trouble. it took him three tries to putt from six feet away. woods tied for fourth. said afterward that he doesn't know when he will play again. he is taking time off to re- evaluate mil mickelson finished with 16 under par to earn his

third green jacket. >> this has been such an incredible week and to top itof something we'll remember for the rest of our lives. >> i didn't get it done. i made too many mistakes. consequently, i'm not there. >> certainly emotional for phil mickelson. his wife has been battling breast cancer and so has his mother. the caps will host games one and two saturday and sunday at the verizon. the teams split the ring season series, each team winning

twice. >> should be good. >> the gig big question was -- the big question was was elin there to give him a big hug and kiss. >> no, she was not there. i think maybe one of another women was. >> beautiful temperatures. we had the mid-70s. we have a chance of rain in the forecast as we get into the late-day period tomorrow. yesterday's highs, very, very police an out there. 76 at reagan national. 7 # at bwi marshall. nice conditions across the area yesterday. won't be quite as warm today. won't be a bad looking day all in all. 58 now at reagan national. fredericksburg, 51. these are nice temperatures. pleasant to start the day. take a look at the cloud cover. you kind of pick it out here moving through in the last

couple of frames. there you go. you see the very light sprinkles and the clouds pushing off to the south and east. they will get out of here. not too concerned about any rain shower activity and what is going to happen is our front will fade out across the carolinas and we'll watch an area of low pressure develop during the day tomorrow. that will move a little closer to the washington area. if you want rain this week, if you want to time the rain, i think best chance will be late in the day tomorrow and tomorrow night and then we'll start to quiet down towards the middle and end of the week. we should be very pleasant this week. we are not expecting any extremes as far as heat, not going to be too cold. it will be just right. tonight, we'll go way cool one overnight, partly cloudy. 45degrees. we claude up tomorrow. there are your showers. best chance will be tomorrow night into the first part of wednesday. and then you can see our temperatures rebound back into the 70s by thursday and friday. so all in all, not a bad- looking week at all. that is it for the weather.

let's get to on-time traffic and that means julie wright. you must be excited about the capitals. you going to the game? >> trying. probably saturday night. it is hard to go on a school night. >> i understand. i expect you there though. they need your speert. >> you just want to see a picture of me with slap slot. i know the deal. >> you got it. >> no problems reported between 270 and the american legion bridge. overnight roadwork in the springfield area in the process of being cleared. over the weekend, census workers hit the streets. >> 65% of the american households have now returned the census forms. >> i kept hearing everybody

talk about how important it was an i feel it is important for my community because i have children and stuff. >> reporter: among the still uncounted, sejal shaw of arlington. why haven't you? >> just busy. it is sitting right there on the table. and it is stairing at us every day. we have toddlers. we're just busy people. >> all across the country, including here in washington, census workers and volunteers assemble to spend part of the day hitting the streets with bags, t shirts, caps, pens, all with messages to remind people to send back their census forms. >> we can't move forward until you mail it back. mail back that 2010 census forms. >> reporter: among the volunteers, cleveland park attorney adam to pe. >> if we can get a couple hundred people or even 50 people to fill out their census,ments a lot money to

help tease. effect we can do here will help awful d.c. >> reporter: this saturday volunteer happens to work for the census as the director of the entirent are price. he is begging people to send the forms back by mail. >> to return the form, it costs us taxpayers 4 # cents f you don't return the form, since by law we have to count everyone, we are going to send a census taker out to your house. that costs us about $60 per household. >> reporter: census officials are asking everyone to send back their forms by mail sometime next week. far more expensive door to door head count is scheduled to start may 1st. in washington, john henrehan, fox 5 news. >> thank you. hospital as cross the country are finding new ways to battle germs. we'll show you one new high- tech way some hospitals are insuring better hand washing. the long-time home of the dallas cowboys comes crumbling down. stay with us. we'll be back right after this. 

hospitals across the country are crack down on hand washing. it has more to do with a method than how often people wash their hands. it will take more than just a bar of soap. before a report. >> reporter: nurses and doctors at the university of florida medical center are getting warm. - - warned if they get too close to patients without washing their hands. all staff much must wear electronic badges, id that send signals warning that if they don't san size, you could pass on infect. >> it made you a lot more conscious of how often we don't wash our hands. the little buzz when you go to the bedside to remind you even when you are walking in. >> reporter: the system detects

soaps and hand gels much like a breathalyzer reads alcohol levels. not enough san use tieser and the system buzzs until that person washes thoroughly, gets a green light and then cares for the patient. >> i think it probably bring as a level of comfort to them knowing their health care provider has clean hands. >> reporter: according to the centers for disease control, each year in america, 90,000 people die from hospital-borne infections. doctors at the university of florida saw the problem and came up with this solution. >> it would have the most benefit to patients and health workers and the united states of america because this is a 40 to 50 billion-dollar a year problem. >> reporter: a wall unit sends a wireless until that tracks every doctor or nurse that walks into a patient's rooms and keeps records of who washed their hands and who didn't. already, hospitals across country are asking about this pilot program. eventually, every employee here at the university of florida

health science center will be required to wear a high green electronic badge if they have direct or even indirect contact with a patient. finally, this half hour, a huge piece of sports history is now just that, history. in just a matter of seconds, the 39-year-old texas stadium was reduced to a pile of rubble. the implosion of the stadium capping off decades of memories. richard ray has more. >> reporter: fireworks one last time over texas stadium. part a pre-dawn tailgate party that drew more than 20,000 people. it was part celebration, part wake. >> think about what is happening in 20 years, how much life as gone by. >> reporter: cowboys owner jerry jones was there recalling the night he purchased the team and first walked into the

stadium. >> i said could you turn the lights on, i have adjust shaken mr. bright's hand to buy the team. they said jerry, do you know what that costs? $1,700. i said turn them on. i don't want to miss this. >> reporter: 11-year-old casey rogers, winner of an essay contest, selected to push the button. >> it was really exciting. i cooperate wait to make it explode. >> three, two, one! >> reporter: a ton of dynamite lighting up the long-time home of the dallas cowboys. rumbling any drum beat that shook the ground for miles around. >> it was better than i thought it would be. it was really cool and i want

to do it again. >> reporter: for others, it was like losing an old friend actually group of former cowboys cheerleaders hugged and cried when it was over. >> i hay lot of wonderful memories here and made a lot of great friends and so this is hard. it is very sentimental for us. >> reporter: there was one minor glitch. three buttressing pillars that leaned but didn't quite fall. >> they're held up by the debris and it won't take much to get them the rest of the way down. >> reporter: jim redike has done demolitions all over world. >> unusual type of construction. sky boxes added in later added to its integrity. the elevators were made later. >> reporter: demanding a complicated series of explosions. >> that probably is most complex delay pattern i've ever used. i was very pleased at the final results. i was pleased with the team